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The Clark County Common Pleas Clerk of Courts Office and other departments recently launched a new customized computerized system that will manage case information for county justice departments. The new TAG Case Process Manager will process case information between the clerk of courts, law enforcement, probation officials, jury management...

The city of New Carlisle has agreed to sell the defunct Twin Creeks Subdivision — finally ending a nine-year ordeal and recouping some of a roughly $1 million bond it co-signed. Residents applauded after New Carlisle city council members agreed this week to sell 27 Twin Creeks lots for $189,000. The proprieties will be sold to Don Gilliam...

Greenon students honored a popular longtime teacher who died earlier this week with a memorial and portrait of him on the school track. Jeffrey Whitt died on Monday. He was 55. Austin Webb, a senior at Greenon High School, drew the chalk art memorial of Whitt to say thanks to Whitt, who he described as a special teacher who had a positive...

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to establish a youth sports complex and target amateur athletics to increase tourism. That could include a swimming pool and the other amenities that go around that,” said Daren Cotter, the group’s new chairman. “Fitness facilities, athletic fields, restaurants...

A judge ruled Monday that Clark County Auditor John Federer didn’t withhold the paycheck of the county common pleas court clerk and committed “no wrongful” acts against him. Clark County Common Pleas Clerk of Courts Ron Vincent filed a lawsuit in August against Federer, demanding his paychecks that had been withheld since...

The Clark County Fairgrounds recently obtained a campgrounds license after operating for several years without one outside fair week and also had been operating without Environmental Protection Agency approved sanitary hydrants. The fairgrounds obtained a campgrounds license in April after being told it wouldn’t be allowed to operate...

Clark County commissioners might approve a new policy requiring them to transfer a minimum of $500,000 per year into a fund for economic development, community development and capital projects. “We (would) have the flexibility now to handle a project ourselves … or we also (would) have the option to have the group that we pay...

Clark County Board of Elections Deputy Director Tom Wilson has resigned after just two months on the job, saying he was “greatly disrespected” by a board member. Wilson, a Democrat and a former Clark County assistant prosecutor, submitted a two-page resignation letter dated April 29 outlining multiple occasions when he felt mistreated...

The new director of the Clark County Fairgrounds said he would consider selling alcohol at the fair and plans to seek corporate contracts with beverage companies and other businesses. Dean Blair, whose first day was May 2, said he’s currently learning as much as he can about the fair, but at some point he will research the pros and...

A $512,000 summer employment program that provides jobs to about 100 youth could end after this year. The state has replaced it with a year-round program, but some Clark County leaders are concerned that not as many people will qualify under the new rules. The Opportunities for Individual Change Summer Youth Employment Program received a...

New Carlisle recently cancelled its internet upgrade because the higher speed was not fast enough for deputies to download and remotely transfer footage from their body cameras to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. “We are back to our previous speed and our previous price,” City Manager Randy Bridge said. A deputy will put...